Cookie Dough Brownies

Cookie dough + brownies. Arguably two of the world’s best creations when they’re on their own. Together? Irresistible.

The inspiration for this recipe came from a treat I had in London. My friends Izzy, Paige, and I were wandering around the Real Food Market on the Southbank (which was recommended by one of my readers – thanks! :D) and we saw the cutest little dessert stand. Obviously, we couldn’t resist picking up a few treats to bring back with us to snack on.

The first bar we got was a Snickers Bar, which was pretty darn delicious, and the second was a cookie dough brownie. The brownie looked fudgy and rich, with a thick layer of cookie dough on top. Reality was a little less impressive. The brownie wasn’t as chocolately as it should have been, and it was on the verge of being too dry. The cookie dough was too sweet and didn’t have any flavor – just sweetness with too few chocolate chips. We weren’t impressed.

After we all took a bite, we agreed that I need to remake these brownies, and make them taste the way you would want a cookie dough brownie to taste: rich, chocolatey, with a delicious cookie dough that tastes like the real thing (even though it’s gotta be eggless). I didn’t want to use a brownie that was too rich, because with the cookie dough, it could easily become overwhelming. I settled on one of my favorite chewy brownie recipes, and it paired perfectly with the lightly sweet, but flavored and absolutely delicious eggless cookie dough.

That eggless cookie dough is absolutely to die for, and would be soooooo good mixed into some vanilla ice cream or *cough cough* eaten with a spoon. Not that I’d do something like that…

When all the elements came together, you’ve got a dessert bar that’s definitely rich, but not overwhelmingly so. These Cookie Dough Brownies were everything I wanted the ones in London to be. And yeah, there’s two different components of it that you need to make, but both the brownies and the cookie dough don’t need more equipment than a bowl, a whisk, and a wooden spoon. Don’t you love that?!

If you’re a cookie dough person (and who isn’t…?), you must try these! Enjoy :)

Omg, I looove cookie dough brownies. I’ve never made them myself, but now I totally need to. That’s such a shame the ones in London weren’t any good, haha. Your version looks perfectly fudgy and delicious! :)

This is the perfect example of killing two birds {errrr, I mean two desserts} with one stone! <3 It looks absolutely FANTASTIC and I know I am going to have a difficult time staying away from these gorgeous beauties! :D Pinned!

Ooo la-la that ratio is purrrr-fect! My mouth is watering!
And hey, just so you know, I nominated you for a Liebster award! I’d be so happy if you accepted the award and participated in the Q+A for fun as well! Check out the Liebster post on my blog for more details if you like! Tash x

That is always so annoying, when a dessert looks amazing but doesn’t taste as good as it looks! No problems here – everything looks rich, fudgy, and decadent, and based on how I am about to faceplant in my computer screen, I can bet it tastes even better than it looks. That cookie dough! Pinning, and happy weekend Rachel!

This is so ironic.. after having a cookie dough brownie this weekend I could not help to try and recreate them myself. We both tried the same original brownies at South Bank Food Market! I can definitely confirm that they were AMAZING!!!

This looks delish! The brownie is in the oven as I type this, can’t wait to taste it! Do you put frosting on the brownie before putting the cookie dough, or just leave it as is and dump the cookie dough on top of it?